Rhynchonella arcula Bittner 1890 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae

Full reference: A. Bittner. 1890. Brachiopoden der alpinen Trias. Abhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Geologischen Reichsanstalt 14:1-325

Belongs to Rhynchonella according to A. Bittner 1890

Sister taxa: Rhynchonella (Stegerhynchus), Rhynchonella acanthica, Rhynchonella acuminata, Rhynchonella acutiloba, Rhynchonella adrianensis, Rhynchonella alontina, Rhynchonella arthaberi, Rhynchonella bajociana, Rhynchonella baugasii, Rhynchonella bidens, Rhynchonella blackwelderi, Rhynchonella bukowskii, Rhynchonella cannabinaeformis, Rhynchonella carapezzae, Rhynchonella carinthiaca, Rhynchonella castanea, Rhynchonella chanum, Rhynchonella cimbrica, Rhynchonella clesiana, Rhynchonella concentrostriata, Rhynchonella corradii, Rhynchonella cotilloni, Rhynchonella curviceps, Rhynchonella cynodon, Rhynchonella decipiens, Rhynchonella delecta, Rhynchonella djeffarae, Rhynchonella duplicata, Rhynchonella durangensis, Rhynchonella edwardsi, Rhynchonella eskiordensis, Rhynchonella etalloni, Rhynchonella eurekensis, Rhynchonella farciens, Rhynchonella fascilla, Rhynchonella ferquensis, Rhynchonella fuchsii, Rhynchonella fugiens, Rhynchonella funiculata, Rhynchonella girvaniensis, Rhynchonella glossoides, Rhynchonella granulum, Rhynchonella hemicostata, Rhynchonella hofmanni, Rhynchonella horsfordi, Rhynchonella illyrica, Rhynchonella infirma, Rhynchonella inflata, Rhynchonella jukesi, Rhynchonella kaminskii, Rhynchonella kirchhoferi, Rhynchonella kochigataniensis, Rhynchonella krotovi, Rhynchonella lacuna, Rhynchonella laczkoi, Rhynchonella langleti, Rhynchonella laurinea, Rhynchonella limbata, Rhynchonella lingulata, Rhynchonella linguligera, Rhynchonella liostraca, Rhynchonella loxia, Rhynchonella loxiae, Rhynchonella maudensis, Rhynchonella mefaensis, Rhynchonella minuta, Rhynchonella miquihuanensis, Rhynchonella misella, Rhynchonella nakajimensis, Rhynchonella nauniae, Rhynchonella negrii, Rhynchonella niobe, Rhynchonella nitidula, Rhynchonella obesula, Rhynchonella obtusifrons, Rhynchonella ordinaria, Rhynchonella ottomana, Rhynchonella parkhillensis, Rhynchonella pastrovicchiana, Rhynchonella patarena, Rhynchonella paucicosta, Rhynchonella pauciplicata, Rhynchonella phaseolina, Rhynchonella pichleri, Rhynchonella pinguis, Rhynchonella pironiana, Rhynchonella pretiosa, Rhynchonella pseudoazaisi, Rhynchonella pseudopleurodon, Rhynchonella psitacea, Rhynchonella pupula, Rhynchonella pyrenaei, Rhynchonella repentina, Rhynchonella richardsoni, Rhynchonella rivelensis, Rhynchonella rochei, Rhynchonella rouillieri, Rhynchonella royeri, Rhynchonella salinasi, Rhynchonella scalpellum, Rhynchonella semiplecta, Rhynchonella solitaria, Rhynchonella sosiensis, Rhynchonella speetonensis, Rhynchonella steinbesi, Rhynchonella subacuta, Rhynchonella subangulifrons, Rhynchonella subdecussata, Rhynchonella subregilla, Rhynchonella subrimkinensis, Rhynchonella subrimosa, Rhynchonella subvariabilis, Rhynchonella tazerdunensis, Rhynchonella tenuistriata, Rhynchonella timorensis, Rhynchonella tooica, Rhynchonella transversa, Rhynchonella tremensis, Rhynchonella tricostata, Rhynchonella trilobata, Rhynchonella triquetra, Rhynchonella tscharkensis, Rhynchonella varians, Rhynchonella vicaria, Rhynchonella vorobievensis, Rhynchonella wasatchensis, Rhynchonella whiteana, Rhynchonella withei

Type specimen: Its type locality is Schreyeralm (Hofmuseum coll), which is in an Illyrian carbonate limestone in the Schreyeralm Formation of Austria

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Schreyeralm (Hofmuseum coll)

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